The Nazis Stole The Portrait Of Dr. Gachet From Themselves
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Vincent Van Gough was placed on Hitler’s list of “degenerate artists” in 1933, and many of his most famous paintings were stolen. One of those paintings was the Portrait of Dr. Gachet. Of course, this painting wasn’t stolen from Van Gough. It was stolen from the Stadel Museum in Germany where it had been on display.
Nazis didn’t hold onto the painting for very long, though. In 1937, the Nazi leader sold the painting for $53,000 to Siegrfied Kramarsky, a Jewish financier. Kramarsky fled to America with the painting and sold it in 1990 for $82.5 million. That’s what we call a return on investment!
